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(43) Date of publication: 10.06.2020 Bulletin 2020/24 (21) Application number: 18841655.6 (22) Date of filing: 31.07.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B07C 5/342(2006.01) G01N 21/85(2006.01) B07C 5/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/044566 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/027998 (07.02.2019 Gazette 2019/06)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 31.07.2017 US 201762539250 P (71) Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC Saint Louis, MO 63167 (US)

(72) Inventors: BORROWMAN, Eric L. Saint Louis Missouri 63167 (US) CEGLINSKI, Jarrett R. Saint Louis Missouri 63167 (US) CHAUDHARY, Govind Saint Louis Missouri 63167 (US) FAN, Xiaofei Saint Louis Missouri 63167 (US) KOHNE, Jeffrey L. Saint Louis Missouri 63167 (US) WHITE, Brad D. Saint Louis Missouri 63167 (US) ZHANG, Chi Saint Louis Missouri 63167 (US) (74) Representative: BIP Patents  c/o Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH Alfred-Nobel-Straße 10 40789 Monheim am Rhein 40789 Monheim am Rhein (DE)